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How to Deal With Those Who Describe The Sunnah With Extremism - Sheikh Ibn Baz

السؤال: من تمسك بالسنة كما ينبغي؛ قَصَّر ثوبه وأعفى لحيته، كثير من المسلمين يقولون عنه: هذا متشدد وهذا متزمت وهذا كذا وكذا، ماذا يكون موقف الإنسان؟
Question: Whoever adheres to the Sunnah as it has been legislated; shortens his garment and lets his beard grow. Many Muslims will say: This one is extreme, this one is a fundamentalist, and this one is such-and-such. What position should a person take?

الجواب: لا يبالي بهم، يقول: هذه السنة، والله يهديكم،
Answer: He should not be bothered by them. He says: This is the Sunnah, may Allāh guide you.

يخاطبهم بالتي هي أحسن، هداكم الله هذه السنة، وبس، يعلمهم بالدليل والحمد لله،
He should address them with that which is best, (by saying), ‘May Allāh guide you, this is the Sunnah' and that’s it. He should teach them with evidence. Alḥamdu lillāh (all praise be to Allāh),

ولا يضرونه، ولا يبالي بهم، مثلما فعل المنافقون مع أهل السُّنة
﴿ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ﴾ [ سورة المطففين:٣٠].
And they will not harm him. He should not pay attention to them, like what the hypocrites did with the people of Sunnah: (the English translation of the āyah)
“And when they pass by them, they wink at each other.” [Sūrah Al-Muṭaffifīn:30]

How to Deal with Those Who Describe the Sunnah with Extremism - Sheikh Ibn Baz

153 - Condition for Zakah to be Obligatory on Livestock- Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

من شروط الزكاة في بهيمة الأنعام ان تكون سائمة ما معنى سائمة؟
Question: One of the conditions for zakat (to be obligatory) on livestock is that it should be "sā'imah." What does "sā'imah" mean?

بهيمة الأنعام يشترط لوجوب الزكاة فيها أن تبلغ النصاب، وأن تكون سائمة،
For zakat to be obligatory on livestock, it is required that it reaches the nisaab (minimum amount) and that it is "sā'imah."

السائمة يعنى الراعية التي ترعي في البر لا تعلف،
"Sā'imah" means the animal that grazes freely in the open fields and is not fed fodder,

إما السنة كلها وإما أكثر السنة.
either for the entire year or for most of the year.

فإذا كان عند الإنسان أربعون شاة تسرح وترعي كل السنة ففيها زكاة،
For example, if a person has forty sheep that go out and graze freely all year, zakat is due on them.

تسرح وترعي ثمانية اشهر ففيها زكاة،
If they go out and graze freely for eight months, zakat is due on them.

سبعة اشهر ففيها زكاة،
If (they graze) for seven months, zakat is due on them.

ستة اشهر ترعي وستة اشهر تعلف ليس فيها زكاة،
However, if they graze for six months and are fed fodder for six months, zakat is not due on them.

خمسة اشهر ترعى سبعة اشهر تعلف ليس فيها زكاة،
If they graze for five months and are fed fodder for seven months, zakat is not due on them.

تعلف كل السنة ليس فيها زكاة، ،
If they are fed fodder all year round, zakat is not due on them

لأنه يشترط أن تكون سائمة
because it is a condition that they graze freely (for zakah to be obligatory),

إما السنة كلها أو أكثرها
either for the entire year or most of it.

153 - Condition for Zakah to be Obligatory on Livestock - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

Advice to earn ḥalāl and leave off ḥarām - Shaykh Al-Albānī (رحمه الله)

أنصح كل من ابتلي بمكسب فيه حرام، ممن يعوله أن يحاول الخلاص من مثل هذا المكسب لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام: ( كل لحم نبت من السحت فالنار أولى به )

I advise everyone who is afflicted with earning an income that has ḥarām in it, (especially) those who are responsible for others, to strive to free themselves from such earnings due to the saying of the Prophet ﷺ:

"Every flesh that grows out of unlawful earnings, then the Hell-Fire is more befitting for it."

لا شك أن هذا الحديث والذي يتضمن هذا الحكم الشديد كسائر الأحكام الشرعية داخل في عموم قوله عليه السلام: ( ما أمرتكم به من شيء فأتوا منه ما استطعتم)،

There is no doubt that this ḥadīth, which inclides this severe ruling, like all the legislative rulings in Islām, falls under the general (meaning) in the statement of the Prophet ﷺ:

"Whatever I have commanded you to do, do as much of it as you can."

فما استطاع المسلم يبتعد عن هذه الحياة التي تبنى على مكسب حرام

Therefore, a Muslim should distance himself from a life that is built upon ḥarām earnings as much as possible.

فمن استطاع من الأبناء أن يكتسب قوت يومه بعرق جبينه فذلك خير له وأبقى .

So, whoever of his children is able to earn his livelihood by the sweat of his brow (i.e., by working hard), then that is better for him and long-lasting.

Advice to earn Halal and Leave off Haram - Sheikh Al-Albani

Being late in Following the Imam during the Salah - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

السائل: يقول فضيلة الشيخ، وفقكم الله
The Questioner: He says Honourable Sheikh, may Allah grant you success,

هل التأخر عن أداء ركن من أركان الصلاة مع الإمام كالسجود مثلاً
Does being late in performing a pillar of the Salah after the Imam such as Sujood (prostration), for example,

فيتأخر المأموم ثم إذا رفع الإمام سجد بعده، هل هذا مبطلٌ للصلاة؟
So, the one praying behind the imam is late (in performing Sujood) and when the imam gets up he performs sujood after him, does this nullify the Salah ?

الشيخ: إن تعمد هذا فهو مبطل للصلاة،
The Sheikh: If he does this intentionally, it nullifies the Salah.

أما إذا لم يتعمد؛ نايم ولا غافل ولا الإمام سريع، فإنه يأتي بالسجود بعده يلحق به.
However, if he didn’t do intentionally, he was sleeping or not paying attention or the imam was fast, then he should perform the Sujood after him and follow him.

صلاته صحيحة.
His Salah is valid.

إذا لم يتعمد فيأتي به بعده وصلاته صحيحة.
If he did not do it intentionally, then he should perform it after him and his Salah is valid.

Being late in Following the Imam during the Salah - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

The Aid of Allah to His Messenger - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

وعرفوا أن الذي على الفراش عليّ، أُسقط في أيديهم،
And they knew that the one on the bed was Ali. They were incapable,

حيث خرج الرسول من بينهم ولم يشعروا به.
since the Messenger had left from between them, and they did not notice him.

فذهبوا يطلبونه من كل وجه، وجعلوا لمن يأتيهم به حياً أو ميتاً الأموال الطائلة.
So, they went looking for him from in everyway, and they offered huge sums of money to whoever brought him to them alive or dead.
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فذهبوا في كل وجه، يبحثون عن الرسول ﷺ
So, they went in everyway, searching for the Messenger ﷺ

حتى إنهم جاءوا إلى الغار الذي فيه الرسول ﷺ ووقفوا عليه، فأعمى الله أبصارهم فلم يروه وهو عند أقدامهم.
They even came to the cave where the Messenger ﷺ was and they stood at it, but Allah blinded their eyes so that they did not see him while he was (near) their feet.

فقال أبوبكر الصديق رضي الله عنه: يا رسول الله لو نظر أحدهم إلى موضع قدمه لأبصرنا.
So, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said: O Messenger of Allah, If any of them were to look at his feet, he would see us.

قال: يا أبا بكر، ما ظنك باثنين الله ثالثهما.
He said: What do you think of two the third of whom is Allah?
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فأنزل الله جل وعلا:
"إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِه"
So, Allah the Almighty revealed (english meaning of the ayah): "If you don’t help him (Muhammad ﷺ) (it does not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second of two, when they (Muhammad ﷺ and Abu Bakr) were in the cave, and he (ﷺ) said to his companion (Abu Bakr)"

صاحبه يعني أبا بكر.
فإذا قيل لك من هو الصحابي الذي ذُكرت صحبته في القرآن، ماذا تقول؟ أبوبكر.
His companion means Abu Bakr. So, if you are asked who is the companion whose companionship is mentioned in the Quran, what do you say? Abu Bakr.


"إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ" هذا فيه اثبات الصحبة لأبي بكر.
"When he said to His Companion" This proves Abu Bakr's companionship.

"لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا"
"Don’t be sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us."

فأعمى الله بصائرهم فلم يروا الرسول ﷺ، وانصرفوا آيسين. انصرفوا آيسين.
So, Allah blinded their sights/insights so that they did not see the Messenger ﷺ, and they turned away in despair. ‏They turned away in despair.

فهذا من نصرة الله لرسوله.
This is from the aid to Allah to His Messenger.

The Aid of Allah to His Messenger - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

152 - Is Zakah Obligatory Upon Gems other than Gold and Silver - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

وأما الجواهر  الثمينة من غير الذهب والفضة، مثل اللؤلؤ والمرجان والمعادن الأخرى، كالألماس وشبهه،
As for valuable gems other than gold and silver like pearls, corals, gemstones like diamonds etc,

فهذه ليس فيها زكاة ولو كثر ما عند الإنسان منها، 
there is no zakāh on these, even if a person has a large quantity of them,


إلا ما اعد للتجارة ففيه الزكاة من أي صنف كان،
except for that which is used for business, then there is zakāh on it, whatever type it maybe.

أما ما لا يعد للتجارة فلا زكاة فيه، إلا الذهب والفضة
But, if it's not used for business, then there is no zakāh on it, except for gold and silver.

152 - Is Zakah Obligatory Upon Gems other than Gold and Silver - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

Ignorance is a Lethal Disease - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

الجهل داء قاتل،
Ignorance is a lethal disease.

وليت الجاهل يسكت على جهله،
and I wish that the ignorant would remain silent upon his ignorance.

لكن جاهل يتكلم في أمور الدين ويفتي، هذه المصيبة،
However, the ignorant talk about the matters of the religion and issue fatawā, this is a calamity!

أما الجاهل الذي يعترف بجهله، ويقصر شرّه عن الناس،
As for the ignorant who recognises his ignorance and withholds his evil from the people,

هذا أخف من الجاهل الذي يتكلم في أمور الدين، ويحلل ويحرم، ويفتي وهو على جهل،
he is less than the one who talks about the matters of the dīn, makes things halal and haram, and gives fatwa while he is upon ignorance.

فهذا يحدث في آخر الزمان يقلّ الفقهاء، ويكثر القراء،
This happens during the end of times, when the Fuqahā (scholars) decrease and the reciters increase,

ويتخذ الناس رؤوسًا جهالًا يفتون بغير علم، ويَضلون ويُضلون"
and people will take the ignorant as leaders, issuing fatawa without ilm, so they go astray and lead others astray.

Ignorance is a Lethal Disease - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

151 - When does Zakah become obligatory on currency - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymin

ويلحق بذالك ما جري مجري الذهب والفضة، وهي العُملة النقدية،
What is used in the same way as gold and silver takes the same ruling, and that is currency,

من ورق أو نحاس أو غيره، فإن هذه فيها الزكاة إذا بلغت نصابا بأحد النقدين، بالذهب أو بالفضة،
whether it is currency notes, copper, etc... These are subject to Zakah if they reach the nisāb (designated amount) either in the value of gold or silver.

فإن لم تبلغ فلا زكاة. فمثلا: إذا كان عند الإنسان ثلاث مائة من الريالات الورقية،
If it did not reach (the nisāb), then there is no Zakah. For example: If a person has 300 riyal currency notes,

لكنها لا تبلغ نصابا من الفضة، فلا زكاة عليه، لان هذه مربوطة بالفضة.
but it doesn't reach the nisāb of silver, then there is no Zakat on it because this is attached to silver.

151 - When does Zakah become obligatory on currency - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymin

150 - Is the Nisab of Gold Completed by Silver - Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

واختلف العلماء: هل يكمل  نصاب الذهب بالفضة أو لا؟
The scholars differed: Is the nisāb (designated amount) of gold completed by silver or not ?

يعني لو ملك نصف نصاب من الذهب ونصف نصاب من الفضة، فهل يكمل بعضها ببعض
Meaning, if he has half the nisāb of gold and half the nisāb of silver do they add up together?

ونقول انه ملك نصابا فتجب عليها الزكاة أو لا؟
So, can we say he possesses  the nisāb and zakāh is obligatory upon him or not?

والصحيح أنه لا يكمل الذهب من الفضة ولا الفضة من الذهب،
What's correct is that gold doesn't complete silver or silver complete gold.

فكل واحد مستقل بنفسه، كما انه لا يكمل البر من الشعير، أو الشعير من البر،
Each one of them is independent by itself, like how barely is not completed by wheat or vice versa.

فكذلك لا يكمل الذهب بالفضة، ولا الفضة بالذهب،
Likewise, gold is not completed by silver or silver by gold.

فلو كان عند الإنسان نصف نصاب من الذهب، ونصف نصاب من الفضة، فلا زكاة عليه.
So, if a man has half the nisāb of gold and half the nisāb of silver, there is no Zakah upon him.

150 - Is the Nisab of Gold Completed by Silver- Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymīn

السؤال:
The Question:
 
سؤاله الثاني يسأل عن الإضراب عن الطعام، يقول:
His second question is about hunger strikes, he says
 
كثيراً ما نسمع في الإذاعات ونقرأ في الصحف أن أناساً يضربون عن الطعام احتجاجاً على بعض الأحكام،
We often hear on radio channels and read in newspapers that people are on hunger strikes protesting certain laws.
 
وهؤلاء غالباً يكونون من المسجونين، فما حكم من توفي وهو مضرب عن الطعام؟
Also, these people are mostly prisoners. So, what is the ruling on someone who dies on hunger strike?
 

الجواب:
The Answer:

حكم من توفي وهو مضرب عن الطعام أنه قاتل نفسه،
The ruling on someone who dies on hunger strike is that he killed himself,
 
وفاعل ما نهي عنه،:
and that he committed what has been prohibited (in Islam)
 
فإن الله سبحانه وتعالى يقول
 ﴿وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيما﴾. [النساء: 29].
since Allah The Exalted says (what the meaning of which is):
And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is Most Merciful to you. [An-Nisa' 4:29]
 
 ومن المعلوم أن من امتنع عن الطعام والشراب لا بد أن يموت، وعلى هذا فيكون قاتلاً لنفسه،
And it is well-known that anyone who abstains from food and drink will surely die. Therefore, he is considered to have killed himself.
 
ولا يحل لإنسان أن يضرب عن الطعام والشراب لمدة يموت فيها، ،
So, it is not permissible for a person on hunger strike to abstain from food and drink for a period which will result in his death.
 
أما إذا أضرب عن ذلك لمدة لا يموت فيها
But, if he abstains on hunger strike for a period that doesn’t result in his death,
 
وكان هذا هو السبب الوحيد لخلاص نفسه من الظلم، أو لاسترداد حقه فإنه لا بأس به،  
and this method was the only way to end the oppression against him or the only way to regain his rights, then there is no problem with such a strike.
 
إذا كان في بلد يكون فيه هذا العمل سببا للتخلص من الظلم، أو لحصول حقه فإنه لا بأس به،
 With the condition that he is in a land where this method is truly a way to get rid of injustice or receive his rights. (If these criteria are met,) then there is no problem with such a strike.
 
أما أن يصل إلى حد الموت فهذا لا يجوز بكل حال.
But to make it reach the point of death is not permissible, no matter what.
 
سلسلة فتاوى نور على الدرب لفضيلة الشيخ العلامة محمد بن صالح بن عثيمين الشريط: 4 فتوى: 17
The Series of Fatwas of Noorun Ala Addarb for his eminence the scholar sheikh Muhammad Ibn Salih Ibn Uthaymeen Tape: 5 Fatwa: 5

49- Ruling on Hunger Strikes - Ibn Uthaymeen

Do Angels Enter a House That Has School Books with Images (of Living Beings) in Them? - Sheikh Al-Albānī

Do Angels Enter a House That Has School Books with Images (of Living Beings) in Them? - Sheikh Al-Albānī

هل تدخل الملائكة بيوتا فيها صور؟ علما بأن الصور موجودة في
الكتب المدرسية وغيرها
Question: Do angels enter houses that have images (of living beings), bearing in mind that images are present in school books as well as in other books?

بعد قوله صلى الله عليه واله وسلم الصريح البين لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه صورة او كلب
Answer: After the plain, clear statement of his (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ): "The angels don't enter a house which has an image or a dog."

لا مجال لاحد ان يعاكس هذا الحديث ويقول تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه سورة او كلب
there is no room for anybody to oppose this Ḥadīth and say that the angels do enter a house which has an image or a dog.

كل ما يمكن ان يقال التفريق بين الصورة اذا كانت ظاهرة وبينما اذا كانت مستورة غير ظاهرة
All that can be said is that there can be a  differentiation made between the images that are visible and those that are concealed and not visible.

ففي الحالة الاولى عليها يحمل ذاك الحديث
In the first case, the (above) Ḥadīth applies to it.

أما في الحالة الاخرى فيمكن ان يقال إنَّ هذه صور التي تستعمل في بعض الكتب المدرسية او المجلات
As for the second case, it can be said that: these images that are used in some school books and magazines,

إذا كان المقصود بها الوصول الى علم نافع وليس المقصود بها التسلية
if the objective behind it is to acquire useful knowledge and not for entertainment,

فتكون هذه الصور من حيث اقتناء الكتب التي فيها للمصلحة التي أشرت اليها جائزة الاستعمال
then, from the perspective of obtaining books containing these images for the benefit I mentioned, they are permissible to use.

ولكن لا يجوز ان تبقى هذه الصور ظاهرة فتمنع دخول الملائكة
However, it is not permissible to leave these images visible because they prevent the angels from entering (i.e., the house).

هذا الذي يمكن ان يقال في هذا السؤال
This is what can be said regarding this question

Shaikh Saleh Al-Fawzan: can one make takfeer of others?

السائل: يقول فضيلة الشيخ، وفقكم الله
The questioner says: Honourable Sheikh, may Allah grant you success.
من الذي يحكم بالتكفير على الشخص ؟
Who rules that a person is a Kafir (disbeliever)?
الشيخ: الذي يحكم أهل العلم والبصيرة، الذين يعرفون الأحكام وينزِّلونها منازلها، 
Sheikh: The ones who rule are the people of ilm (knowledge) and basirah (insight), who know the rulings and apply them in their proper places;
ماهو بالعوام أو المتعالمون أو أهل الأهواء، إنما الذين يحكم بهذا هم أهل العلم والبصيرة. 
it's not the common people, those who feign ilm, or the people of whims, rather the only ones who rule in this are the people of ilm and basirah.
يحكمون بكفر شخصٍ بعد إيمانه لا بد من أهل العلم وأهل البصيرة.
Rule that a person is a Kafir after being a believer, it's necessary to be from the people of ilm and basirah.
المعين لابد من إقامة الحجة عليه عند القاضي، لأنه قد يكون له عذر، قد يكون متأولاً، قد يكون… 
It’s a must that the Hujja (proof and argument) is established against the specific person before the judge, because he may have an excuse, he may have made Ta'weel (wrongly understanding textual evidence), he may have…etc.
لازم.
ما يكفر المعين إلا عند القاضي، في المحكمة الشرعية. 
It is necessary.
A specific person is not declared a Kafir except before a judge, in a Sharia court.
أما العموم أن يقال من فعل كذا فهو كافر، من فعل كذا، من دعا غير الله، من أشرك بالله، من ذبح لغير الله فهو كافر
As for in general that it is said that whoever does such and such is a Kafir, whoever does such and such, whoever calls upon other than Allah, whoever associates partners with Allah, whoever slaughters for other than Allah is a Kafir.
العموم نعم، يكفر بالعموم، لكن المعين لا. 
In general yes, takfir is made generally, but of a specific person, no.
ما يكفر إلا عند القاضي لأن ربما يكون له عذر، ربما يكون جاهلاً، ربما يكون مكرهاً، ربما يكون له عذر.
He is not declared a kafir except before the judge because he may have an excuse, he may be ignorant, he may be forced, he may have an excuse.
فلابد من هذا عند الحاكم. 
This is necessary (that it is) before the ruler.

Can one make Takfeer of others? - Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

Ruling of a Woman Mixing with Male Guests - Sheikh Al-Albani

السائل : هل يسمح للمرأة أن تتجاوز خدمة ضيوف زوجها، إلى مشاركتهم الطعام، بحضور الزوج مع التزام الأدب ؟
Questioner: Is it allowed for a women to go beyond serving the guests of her husband to taking part in sharing the food witb them in the presence of her husband with appropriate manners?

الشيخ : يعني كأنه يقول المخالطة.
Sheikh: It seems like he means free-mixing.

السائل: نعم.
Questioner: Yes.

الشيخ: نعم نحن نقول جواباً على هذا: لا،
Sheikh: Yes, we say the answer to this is: No.

ومن جهة أخرى نقول: لا يمكن التزام الأدب بين الجنسين مهما علوا وسموا،
From another point we say: There cannot be appropriate manners between the two genders no matter how honorable they are.

أما الجواب الجزمي بأننا نقول: لا، لأن مثل هذا الاختلاط لم يكن معهوداً في عهد السلف الصالح،
As for the decisive answer, we say: No, because such a kind of mixing was not known during the time of assalaf as-salih (the pious predecessors).

Ruling of Woman Mixing with Male Guests - Sheikh Al-Albani